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Black Lives Matter demonstration blocks light rail in St. Paul

Near the Lexington light rail station in St. Paul, protesters with Black Lives Matters block traffic to and from TCF Bank Stadium before an NFL football game between the Minnesota Vikings and the Detroit Lions on Sunday.Richard Tsong-Taatarii | Star Tribune via AP

Posted 5:15 a.m. | Updated 2:04 p.m.

Light rail service has resumed in St. Paul after protesters shut down the line before Sunday's Minnesota Vikings home opener.

Black Lives Matter St. Paul staged a die-in on the Green Line light rail tracks to protest what they consider excessive force by Metro Transit police officers who arrested a 17-year-old boy with autism there Aug. 31. The boy addressed the crowd, saying he doesn't like the police.

"I don't really like them around me. All this police stuff is making me feel uncomfortable," he said.